The festival that closes Ramadan, on around 19 March 2027 for most countries, depending on local moonsighting the night before.
Date
Fri 19 Mar 2027
Pending local moonsighting
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Before Eid salah
So the poor can celebrate too
Eid prayer
After sunrise
Before midday, in the masjid
The morning
Walk through Eid morning the way the Prophet ﷺ did. Each is light, deliberate, and quietly distinct from a normal Friday.
Step 1
A full bath in the morning. The Companions did this for both Eids. Wear your best clean clothes, or new ones if you have them.
Bayhaqī, ḥasan chain
Step 2
Recommended for men. The Prophet ﷺ used to apply ṭīb on Fridays and Eids.
Step 3
The Prophet ﷺ never left for Eid al-Fitr without eating a few dates, usually three, five, or seven.
Bukhārī 953
Step 4
It is sunnah to walk to the Eid prayer rather than drive, if the distance allows.
Tirmidhī 530, ḥasan
Step 5
The Prophet ﷺ would return from Eid prayer by a different path than the one he came on, so different streets witness the takbīr.
Bukhārī 986
Step 6
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, lā ilāha illā-llāh, wa-llāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar wa-li-llāhi l-ḥamd. Out loud for men, quietly for women, until the imām begins the prayer.
Step 7
After the prayer, the day is for connection. The Prophet ﷺ would let young girls sing innocent songs on Eid day at his home (Bukhārī 952).
Step 8
The night ends, the discipline doesn't have to. Pick one habit from Ramadan to carry through Shawwāl, even small.
The prayer
Eid prayer is two rakʿah, prayed in congregation after sunrise and before midday. There is no adhan and no iqāmah. The khutbah follows the prayer, not before it.
First rakʿah: after the opening takbīr, recite seven additional takbīrs (raising hands each time). Then the imām recites al-Fātiḥa and a sūrah (commonly Sūrah al-Aʿlā, 87). Continue the rakʿah normally.
Second rakʿah: after standing, recite five additional takbīrs (raising hands each time) before al-Fātiḥa. The imām often recites Sūrah al-Ghāshiyah (88). Continue normally.
After the salām, stay for the khutbah. It is sunnah to listen fully; leaving is permitted but discouraged.
The seven-and-five takbīr count is the Mālikī, Shāfiʿī, and Hanbalī position based on the ḥadīth of ʿĀʾisha (Abū Dāwūd 1149). The Hanafī position is three additional in each rakʿah. Follow the local imām.
Important
Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory on every Muslim, head of household, including children. It must be paid before the Eid prayer. If paid after, it counts as ordinary ṣadaqa.
The Prophet ﷺ said it is a purification of the fasting person from idle and indecent speech, and food for the poor (Abū Dāwūd 1609). One ṣāʿ (≈ 2.5 to 3 kg) of the staple food per person, or its cash equivalent in your local currency.
What to say
The Companions greeted each other on Eid with:
تَقَبَّلَ اللَّهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمْ
Taqabbalallāhu minnā wa minkum
“May Allah accept it from us and from you.” (Reported from Jubayr ibn Nufayr, authentic chain)
“Eid Mubārak” is also widely used and unobjectionable.
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